cesium

ˈsiːziəm

Definition of cesium - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemical element

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soft silver-white metal, highly reactive and electropositive

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Cesium is used in atomic clocks for precise timekeeping.

caesium

technology use

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chemical element used in photoelectric cells

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Cesium is used in some photoelectric cells and atomic clocks.

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chemical element used in photoelectric cells

Origin of cesium

New Latin, from caesius (sky blue)

Terms with cesium included in their meaning

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acr.

acr: Cesium

soft, silvery metal used in atomic clocks

pollucite

geology

rare mineral with cesium, aluminum, and sometimes rubidium

Examples of cesium in a sentence

The lab stored cesium in a special container.
Cesium is crucial in atomic clocks.
The lab experimented with cesium for better results.

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French:césium, caesium, ...
German:Cäsium, chemisches Element Cäsium, ...
Italian:cesio, ...
Spanish:cesio, ...
Portuguese:césio, ...
Chinese:铯, ...
Japanese:セシウム, 光電池に使われるセシウム, ...
Arabic:سِيزْيُوم, ...
Hebrew:צֵסִיוּם, קֵסִיּוּם, ...
Russian:цезий, ...
Ukrainian:цезій, технологічний цезій, ...
Hindi:सीज़ियम, फोटोइलेक्ट्रिक सेल में सीज़ियम, ...
Bengali:সিজিয়াম, সিজিয়াম ধাতু, ...
Catalan:cesi, element de cesi, ...
Czech:cesium, ...
Danish:cæsium, grundstof cesium, ...
Dutch:cesium, cesiumelement, ...
Greek:καίσιο, χημικό στοιχείο καισίου, ...
Hungarian:cézium, ...
Khmer:សេស្យូម, ...
Korean:세슘, 세슘 원소, ...
Persian:سزیم, ...
Polish:cez, ...
Portuguese (BR):césio, ...
Romanian:cesiu, ceziu, ...
Swedish:cesium, grundämnet cesium, ...
Thai:ซีเซียม, ...
Turkish:sezyum, element sezyum, ...
Vietnamese:xesi, nguyên tố xesi, ...

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Definition of cesium - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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